司祭|しさいshisai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivepriest; minister; pastor
   「神かみはわれらの救すくいである」と司祭しさいは言いった。↗

   "God is our salvation," said the priest.

• Synonym神父しんぷNeutralAn affectionate, everyday way of addressing a Catholic priest; 「司祭」 is the formal title of the office itself.
• Related牧師ぼくしNeutralA Protestant pastor or minister; 「司祭」 is the title in the Catholic Church, and the Anglican and some other churches use it too.

For Catholic clergy, 「司祭」 is the formal title of the office, while 「神父」 is the everyday, affectionate way to address one. A Protestant pastor is usually 「牧師」, though Anglican and some other churches also call their priests 「司祭」.

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1. カトリックの聖職せいしょくの一ひとつで、儀式ぎしきや典礼てんれいを司つかさどる。